White River National Forest
Available for hiking, and mountain biking
(up to the Wilderness Boundary), Ute Peak Trail travels 4.9 miles to Ute
Peak and 12.8 miles to Ptarmigan Peak. An intersection is
reached about 2.5 miles from the Ute Peak trailhead. Turning left will
take you into the Sulphur Ranger District of
Arapaho National Forests and on into the Williams Fork River drainage.
Ute Peak Trail continues along the right fork. Ptarmigan Peak Wilderness
is reached 0.5 miles from Ute Peak. Acorn
Creek Trail
intersects with Ute Peak Trail about 0.7 miles past the Wilderness
boundary. At Ptarmigan Peak the Ute Peak Trail intersects with
Ptarmigan Trail
which travels southwest to the town of Silverthorne Colorado. |